Articles by Max Slater-Robins

Max Slater-Robins has been writing about technology for nearly a decade at various outlets, covering the rise of the technology giants, trends in enterprise and SaaS companies, and much more besides. Originally from Suffolk, he currently lives in London and likes a good night out and walks in the countryside.

Articles by: Max Slater-Robins

Microsoft System Center 2022 gets under-the-radar release

By Max Slater-Robins published 4 April 22

Microsoft System Center 2022 is now generally available, but the company isn't making a big deal about it.

Hidden Google Docs feature will turn you into a productivity machine

By Max Slater-Robins published 30 March 22

Power users, rejoice! Google Docs is getting Markdown support.

Meta halts plans for mega new data center after local backlash

By Max Slater-Robins published 30 March 22

Meta has shelved plans for a new data center after the Dutch government voiced concerns over the environmental impact.

Google is charging ahead with its plan to replace cookies

By Max Slater-Robins published 29 March 22

Google's plan to replace third-party cookies has taken another step towards forward.

US lawmakers want to trial a digital dollar

By Max Slater-Robins published 29 March 22

Responding to fears over the rise of cryptocurrencies, Congress wants to give a digital dollar a try.

LinkedIn has a problem with fake profiles

By Max Slater-Robins published 28 March 22

Beware, those LinkedIn connection requests might be coming from fake accounts.

This Microsoft Teams rival you've never heard of is ready for expansion

By Max Slater-Robins published 28 March 22

Watch out Microsoft Teams, Alibaba's rival service is getting an upgrade.

The Web Foundation wants to kill malicious websites for good

By Max Slater-Robins published 24 March 22

The Web Foundation is looking to put an end to deceptive dark patterns in malicious websites.

Developers really aren't loving GitHub's new algorithmic For You feed

By Max Slater-Robins published 24 March 22

GitHub tries to offer a more personalized experience, but some developers aren't happy.

The Apple Card could be coming to more markets following new deal

By Max Slater-Robins published 24 March 22

Apple has acquired Credit Kudos, a London-based startup that offers APIs for lenders - so what does this mean for the Apple Card?

Shopify launches its own link in bio pages to help you sell direct

By Max Slater-Robins published 23 March 22

Linkpop from Shopify now lets you sell products from your link in bio page.

The Apple Mac Studio might be modular after all

By Max Slater-Robins published 21 March 22

Apple isn’t known for making upgradeable computers, but the Mac Studio might be the exception.

Microsoft Edge wants to make the web more accessible for everyone

By Max Slater-Robins published 21 March 22

Microsoft Edge helping blind and low-vision internet users by auto-generating captions.

Microsoft has developed a whole new kind of qubit to accelerate quantum computing

By Max Slater-Robins published 21 March 22

Could "topological qubits" be the next big breakthrough in quantum computing? Microsoft thinks so.

Nvidia and IBM have a plan to connect GPUs straight to SSDs

By Max Slater-Robins published 16 March 22

Computing giants Nvidia and IBM detail plan to boost ML training and other tasks.

Dell, Intel, and Nvidia are teaming up on a metaverse for professionals

By Max Slater-Robins published 16 March 22

Dell is collaborating with Nvidia to build the infrastructure for the metaverse.

This Sabrent docking station comes with 16TB storage, but it'll bankrupt you

By Max Slater-Robins published 15 March 22

If you've been looking for a Thunderbolt 3 dock with 16TB storage and loads of ports, Sabrent has you covered.

The EU had a chance to ban Bitcoin – but chose not to

By Max Slater-Robins published 15 March 22

European Parliament votes against banning "proof of work" cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

AWS is helping fund startups building greener cities

By Max Slater-Robins published 14 March 22

AWS has big plans to help fund startups focused on reducing emissions in cities

Stripe is finally moving into the crypto world

By Max Slater-Robins published 11 March 22

Stripe, the largest fintech startup, is helping companies with crypto.

Amazon is splitting its stock and buying back shares

By Max Slater-Robins published 10 March 22

Amazon is moving to split its stock and repurchase $10 billion in shares.

Remember LimeWire? It's coming back as an NFT marketplace

By Max Slater-Robins published 9 March 22

LimeWire returns in a major departure from its music-based past.

Amazon has reportedly cut back on AWS credits for charities

By Max Slater-Robins published 8 March 22

Amazon is cutting down on giving credits to charities that use its AWS cloud services.

Visa and Mastercard pull out of Russia

By Max Slater-Robins published 7 March 22

Visa and Mastercard follow Apple, Google, and many others after Russia invaded Ukraine.

BT wants to give your mobile signal a major boost

By Max Slater-Robins published 7 March 22

BT and local authorities aim to keep you connected even when out and about.

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